Centipedes in Amber
Updated: Aug 31
Centipedes are rare in amber, due to being strong, fast, and able to escape it. These are the best centipedes we have found in amber.
3) Full Body Centipede Molt
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This centipede molt is open in the middle, where the adult centipede left.
2) Large red centipede.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This is a species related to today's "house centipedes." It is slightly red due to oxidation. [Shop Centipedes in Amber]
1) Translucent centipede.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
A large specimen with Very clear terminal legs. [Shop Legs in Amber Here]
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